Definition of a Stall?

Alright, sometimes in life there are some things that I should know but don't.
This is one of those times.:shame:

What exactly is a stall?:confused:
I've read countless posts about a 2800-4600 stall.
From what I have gathered from these random threads - it appears to be a device the holds back the automatic transmission until the desired point and then suddenly lets loose the fury.

Did I just answer my own question?:blah:

Thanks for your patience with my dumm arse.:o

just a different kind of torque converter
basically, it does what you stated and has a stall torque ratio- usually in the nature of 2-2.6 i believe
that just means it multiplies the torque by like 2-2.6 of what the engine puts out

no problem, we all gotta start learning somewhere
i'm constantly amazed at how much i know and how much i still don't know
if that made any sense at all:lol:

not sure if it gets into specific rpms or not...but it should help:

description with pics (http://www.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm)

The torque converter in an automatic takes the place of a clutch used for a standard transmission. With a standard and a clutch, you have infinite "stall", since you can release the clutch whenever you want. A torque converter has a set speed at which it will lock up, so that's where you start picking higher stall converters (2500, 3000+) to get the motor up into its powerband before, well, as you said, it "lets loose the fury"!:D

On a similar topic, I was talking to a guy I know and he was giving me crap for having my left arm out the window when he saw me driving. I asked where his arms were, and he said left on wheel and right on shifter. He drives an automatic 2nd gen. I asked what the heck he's shifting for, and he said he had a stall on the tranny -I think he said 2800.
He started spouting off about how you can't drive a stalled auto without shifting. I probably spoke too soon, but told him I didn't think a stall had anything to do with shifting -as far as needing to manually running through the gears.

One of us is misinformed. Probably me, since I have no clue about stalls, but what he was saying sounded like utter garbage -and I've known him to be full of garbage in the past.

Its him, not you. Don't worry ;)

an manual valve body requires you to shift an auto....not a stall.

could be he ment that...but more than likely he's just an idiot

Contrary to popular belief, sometimes you really DO have to manually shift an automatic you know:rolleyes:. ie: my car will NOT automatically downshift at certain speeds because of the 4.10 gearing, even though there is actually lots of gear left, so I have to manually pull it down 1 gear sometimes. Just because a guy says he keeps his hand on the auto shifter, doesn't mean he's an idiot:no:. I do it all the time, and trust me, come for a ride and I'll prove to you that it's necessary:cool:.